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5B modules deployed at the Atacama Desert site in Chile. Image: 5B

Research suggests new testing standards for PV modules in desert regions

June 7, 2024
The harsh conditions of desert regions can undermine the performance of modules, although the impact of which is not adequately addressed.
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Under the microscope

May 27, 2024
PV Tech Power spoke with Lukas Jakisch of PV testing company TÜV Rheinland about the developments and challenges facing the sector.
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New technologies, new issues

May 20, 2024
Fei Lu and Stephen Xuereb of PI Berlin offer an overview of the present trends in module quality assurance and likely future challenges.
Testing at CFV Labs.
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Innovating alongside strengthening: how to counter falling solar module mechanical strength

April 23, 2024
Colin Sillerud at CFV Labs suggests that changes in module design have led to a weakening of mechanical stability in modules.
A cracked PV module.
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Testing times

April 22, 2024
Following a decade of technological innovation and geopolitical challenges, PV Tech Power revisits the issue of module quality.
DMEGC Solar panels at a Tornasol Fotovoltaica project in Spain.

TÜV Rheinland awards DMEGC Solar laboratory competence accreditation

April 3, 2024
DMEGC Solar has received an award from TÜV Rheinland to conduct module testing operations at its own facilities.
TÜV Rheinland's new Technology and Innovation Center (TIC) foundation completed

TÜV Rheinland to begin US PV testing by the end of 2023

November 20, 2023
German quality assurance and testing centre TÜV Rheinland has finalised its investment into a new US base, the Technology and Innovation Centre in Boxborough, Massachusetts.
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Solar module testing ‘inadequate to account for rising severity of extreme weather’, report claims

October 19, 2022
Current testing for solar modules is inadequate to account for the rising severity of extreme weather events in North America, according to a report from renewable energy project underwriter GCube Insurance.
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Risen Energy’s Hyper-ion HJT solar module series certified by TÜV SÜD

August 16, 2022
Chinese module manufacturer Risen Energy’s Hyper-ion module series has been tested and certified by German testing company TÜV SÜD.
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Origami’s steel solar panel frame surpasses aluminium in independent testing

August 10, 2022
A solar PV module frame made of recycled roll-formed steel has outperformed conventional aluminium frames in testing by an independent third party.

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